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Read the following passage and identify the conflict in it.
Anna's 11th birthday was coming soon. Her parents were planning a big party. Anna loved reading and wanted a
bookshelf to hold her books. But she didn't ask her parents for the shelf. She knew her parents wanted to surprise her
with their gif, and she didn't want to spoil it.
The day of the party arrived, Anna was dressed in a pretty blue dress as she welcomed her guests. She was eager to open
her presents. Most of all, she wanted to know what her parents had given her
Anna glanced at the table that held her presents. Her parents gift seemed rather thin and sleek. Anna was afraid that
they had given her yet another book. Anna quickly unwrapped her parents' gift and realized that she had been right. It
was a novel about a young girl who went out on an adventure.
After the party, a disappointed Anna walked up to her room. When she opened the door, she saw another package in the
center of the room. She ran to the package and tore
away the wrapping. Anna gasped. Her parents had given her a
beautiful bookshelf. Now she could keep her favorite books nearby on the shelf
Anna thanked her parents and thought she was the luckiest kid ever.
Anna wants a new bookshelf, but her parents only gave her a book.
Anna's parents are not sure what to give Anna for her birthday,
O Anna wants a bookshell, but she also doesn't want to spoil her parents' surprise.
Anna's parents give Anna a book for her birthday, but they really wanted to give her a bookshelf.
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the conflict would most likely be that Anna wants a bookshelf, but she also doesn't want to spoil her parents' surprise.

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